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Arkansas Beer & Wine in Grocery Stores (2026)

Permitted: Arkansas groceries can sell beer and wine under a grocery-store off-premises wine permit, but only if the store sits in wet territory — and many Arkansas counties remain dry.

PermittedVerified Jul 28, 2026

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Arkansas groceries can sell beer and wine under a grocery-store off-premises wine permit, but only if the store sits in wet territory — and many Arkansas counties remain dry. No more than 20% of the store's gross sales may come from alcohol.

Official source: dfa.arkansas.gov →

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Beer & Wine in Grocery Stores in states bordering Arkansas

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

LouisianaPermitted
In Louisiana, groceries and convenience stores sell all three — beer, wine and spirits — though some cities bar spirits.
Verified Jun 5, 2026 · Source: atc.louisiana.gov · Full Louisiana rule →
MississippiConditional
In Mississippi, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and light wine of up to 5% alcohol by weight, but standard wine and spirits are package-store only. A 2025 grocery-wine bill died in committee.
Verified Jun 7, 2026 · Source: dor.ms.gov · Full Mississippi rule →
MissouriPermitted
In Missouri, groceries, convenience stores and gas stations all sell beer, wine and spirits.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: atc.dps.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
OklahomaPermitted
In Oklahoma, groceries and convenience stores may sell beer and wine for off-premises consumption only, and a retail beer and wine licensee may not sell anything over 15% alcohol by volume. Spirits are sold only at licensed retail spirits (liquor) stores.
Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
TennesseePermitted
In Tennessee, groceries and convenience stores sell beer, and they can sell wine only with a retail food store wine license — spirits are package-store only, and dry counties persist. That wine license requires at least 1,200 square feet, at least 20% of taxable sales from food, and a jurisdiction that approved wine sales by local-option election. Wine hours run from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday, and Sunday sales have been allowed only since 1 Jan 2019.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
TexasPermitted
In Texas, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and wine on a BQ permit — wine up to 17% alcohol by volume in most of the state and 14% in some areas — while spirits are package-store only and wet or dry status is a local option. Hours are 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to midnight on Sunday. Package stores close all day Sunday plus New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: tabc.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →

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